M5.3 earthquake 7 km N of Davan, Philippines
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 7 km N of Davan, Philippines on Tue, Jan 9, 1973, 2:14 PM GMT+8 (06:14 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-01-09 06:14:25 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 6.983° N, 126.151° E
- Region
- Philippines
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.369 km E of Pondaguitan, Philippines · 19586 days ago · 207 km deep · 93 km away
- 5.160 km SE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19582 days ago · 71 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.863 km ESE of Lukatan, Philippines · 19575 days ago · 71 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000002w (also filed as iscgem764732). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:22 PM UTC.